Toluca, Mexico: Deportivo Toluca defeated fellow Mexican side Tigres UANL on penalties to lift the CONCACAF Champions Cup for a third time on Saturday.
Toluca goalkeeper Luis Garcia was the hero, saving a decisive spot kick from Juanjo Purata to clinch a 6-5 shoot-out victory. The game had gone to penalties after the two Liga-MX clubs finished deadlocked at 1-1 following extra time.
The victory was Toluca’s first since their 2003 triumph in the tournament, the premier club competition for teams from North America, Central America and the Caribbean. Garcia’s shoot-out heroics were a fitting reward for the Toluca goalkeeper, who had kept his team in the match during regulation and extra time with a series of stunning stops to deny Tigres.
